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HelpEpic Code LAB1230937 HLA-B27 Genotyping (Spondyloarthropathies)
Test Name Alias
HLA-B27 GENOTYPING, SPONDYLOARTHROPATHIES, HLA DISEASE ASSOCIATION FOR ACUTE ANTERIOR UVEITIS, ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, REACTIVE ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY | 1230102606
Interface Order Alias
1230937
Quick Collect
+WB/A
Invert several times to mix well.
Shipping/Handling Instructions: Do not refrigerate or freeze specimen. Maintain whole blood at room temperature (20-26°C or 68-78.8°F) prior to transport. Transport to the Laboratory within 72 hours of collection.
Collection Instructions
Specimen Collection: Blood
Container(s): 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA) or TWO 3 mL Lavender Top (EDTA)
Preferred Volume to Collect: 6.0 mL
Collection Instructions:
- Gently invert EDTA tube(s) 8 - 10 times after collection.
Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)
- Processed Specimen: Whole Blood
- Centrifuge/Spin: No
- Aliquot: No
- Do not refrigerate or freeze specimen. Maintain whole blood at room temperature (20-26°C or 68-78.8°F) prior to transport. Transport to the Laboratory within 72 hours of collection.
- Transport: Ambient
In-Lab Processing
Maintain specimen at room temperature (20-26°C or 68-78.8°F) until testing.
Rejection Criteria
- Unlabeled specimens.
- Specimens drawn in clot, SST, or Sodium Heparin tubes.
Specimen Stability
Specimen Stability for Testing:
Room Temperature (20-26°C or 68-78.8°F): 72 hours
Refrigerated (2-8°C or 36-46°F): Unacceptable
Frozen (-20°C/-4°F or below): Unacceptable
Specimen Storage in Department Prior to Disposal:
Frozen (-80°C): 2 years (DNA)
Test Frequency
As needed.
Results typically available within 5 business days.
Reference Range
Interpretation
By report.
Performing Department
Send Outs
Performing Department Laboratory Location
Corewell Health East Royal Oak HLA Laboratory
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
CPT
81373
CDM Code
CDM
Epic Test ID
1230102606
Reviewed Date
Under Review
Orderable Regions
Send Outs